I share many of your concerns. The continued redistribution as advocated by one party is of particular disgust to this tax payer. When one half of the population pays no taxes whatsoever, how do you define fair share. This republic has been founded and defended by extremely courageous and brave patriots that would not recognize what passes for conventional wisdom. It is my belief that all citizens should have some skin in the game regardless of the percentage. Although I am in favor of a flat tax, I recognize that will never happen, and am OK with a progressive tax rate so long as we all have a stake. We are near the tipping point where there will be more takers from the government than there are contributors to it and at that point we will become just another PIG (Portugal, Ireland, Greece). I have no faith in either party or any politician to cure the ills of the country. There is only so long a country can build debt at the rate of 4 billion dollars per day and not be crushed under its' own weight.

Although I disagree with many of Immelt's positions and tactics, I cannot blame any corporate CEO for dealing/abiding or otherwise governing under the rules that the marketplace dictates. This goes to government regulations, or in some cases, lack thereof. I could go on and on with things that I agree or disagree with, and I don't know if any of this answers your call for input but it sometimes helps to vent a little as well......